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you need candidates for that, so i completely agree with john. when it comes to telling the republican party what they ought to believe in, that's not something that members of the rnc can do, that's something that the candidates have to do to say, here's the values we want to articulate and the policies we stand for and it doesn't just consist of we're against what president obama says. >> shortening the primary calendar, how would that help? how would that work? >> they just came off a primary calendar which had a primary and it took romney a long time to become the actual nominee, to get some of the other guys off the stage. i think what they'd like to be able to do is consolidate around the candidate very quickly in the future so that they can focus their resources on that general election. of course, it always looks that way when you have the incumbent president on the other, and they may change the calendar some. we've been watching them right now in states across the country and look for opportunities to change the way electoral map is don
you need candidates for that, so i completely agree with john. when it comes to telling the republican party what they ought to believe in, that's not something that members of the rnc can do, that's something that the candidates have to do to say, here's the values we want to articulate and the policies we stand for and it doesn't just consist of we're against what president obama says. >> shortening the primary calendar, how would that help? how would that work? >> they just came...
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republicans didn't think of -- i covered john kerry in 2004. he was -- he was in 2005 saying i'm going to be a leader of the democratic party on issue. the democrats were like what are you talking about? you lost a winnable election. we're not listening to you about anything. >> not like you see michael dukakis and a bunch of democrats. >> right. >> not like he's an adviser to the party. you lose, you get sent home. that's part of the punishment. >> and i think romney is actually fine going home knowing mitt romney. he's okay. >> the question is which home, i guess. robert costa, perry bacon, aisha moodie-mills, thanks to all of you and thanks even more for your insight. >> thanks to you as well. stay warm there. join us next week right here on msnbc, saturday, 2:00 eastern, for all the latest political news and analysis. sunday we'll be here at 3:00 right here. we'll be out in time for the super bowl, and don't forget to keep it here for the latest news updates throughout the evening and have yourselves a great sunday night and a fantastic wee
republicans didn't think of -- i covered john kerry in 2004. he was -- he was in 2005 saying i'm going to be a leader of the democratic party on issue. the democrats were like what are you talking about? you lost a winnable election. we're not listening to you about anything. >> not like you see michael dukakis and a bunch of democrats. >> right. >> not like he's an adviser to the party. you lose, you get sent home. that's part of the punishment. >> and i think romney is...
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house speaker john boehner, former presidential candidate rick santorum are among those who will be speaking there. and that's their right to march. but over the last few years, we've seen women's health rights come under a vicious attack from virginia republican governor bob mcdonald pushing an invasive ultrasound bill to mississippi trying to push personhood bills and todd akin saying women's bodies had a way of shutting down pregnancies during a legitimate rain. now a lawmaker has introduced a bill that would force rape victims to carry their babies to term and their babies would be used as evidence during a court trial. under the bill sponsored by the state representative, kathryn brown, a rape victim who had an abortion would be thrown in jail for tampering with evidence. joining me is pat davis, the executive director of progress now in new mexico. it's great to have you here, pat. you are on the front lines of what's going on there. obviously, trying to steer people in the right direction of information when it comes to a policy like this. so explain how the progressive agenda in new
house speaker john boehner, former presidential candidate rick santorum are among those who will be speaking there. and that's their right to march. but over the last few years, we've seen women's health rights come under a vicious attack from virginia republican governor bob mcdonald pushing an invasive ultrasound bill to mississippi trying to push personhood bills and todd akin saying women's bodies had a way of shutting down pregnancies during a legitimate rain. now a lawmaker has introduced...
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i want to start out right away playing for everybody how senator john mccain, also a member of the immigration 8, talked about what this bipartisan plan means and also what it means for the gop. take a listen. >> i'll give you a little straight talk. look at the last election. look at the last election. we are losing dramatically the hispanic vote, which we think should be ours for a variety of reasons. >> alice, for a variety of reasons it was not. mainly because of the anti-immigration rhetoric that was doled out by the standard bear. mitt romney all through 2012. can this reverse that course? >> oh, it sure can. we learned a lesson. i think this is a great first step. the framework for this plan being that it's a good consensus of republicans and democrats. it's a great start. i think victoria hit on it. senator rubio also hit on it. fairness is critical in this. the framers of this immigration plan say this is tough, but it's fair. that's important. those that have been going about obtaining citizenship through the legal means should be front of the line and those who have not should go to
i want to start out right away playing for everybody how senator john mccain, also a member of the immigration 8, talked about what this bipartisan plan means and also what it means for the gop. take a listen. >> i'll give you a little straight talk. look at the last election. look at the last election. we are losing dramatically the hispanic vote, which we think should be ours for a variety of reasons. >> alice, for a variety of reasons it was not. mainly because of the...